To Win A Set Of Line 7 Foul Weather Gear
Next Event
10-15 June 2008
Gyeonggi, Korea
2008 World Championship Standings
Watch the latest from the Tour at Sail.TV
Search
Search the World Match Racing Tour website:
|
 |
Magnus Holmberg is all smiles after defeating Russell Coutts in the quarterfinals of the Swedish Match Cup. (Swedish Match Tour/Guido Cantini)
|
Victory Challenge skipper Magnus Holmberg hugs tactician Mattias Rahm (right) after defeating Russell Coutts 2-1 in the quarterfinals of the Swedish Match Cup. (Swedish Match Tour/Guido Cantini)
|
Peter Holmberg (left) begins to luff Magnus Holmberg at the top of the third beat of their fifth and deciding semifinal match. (Swedish Match Tour/Guido Cantini)
|
Nationality Swedish
Date of Birth Sept. 23, 1961
Magnus has been ranked number one in the world at match racing and won the World Match Racing Tour overall in 2000-2001. He is a dedicated competitor and veteran to the tour. Not only is he a recognised match racer but he has represented Sweden at the Olympics three times, has six medals from European and World Championships, won gold at the World Championships in Soling in1996 and has two America's Cup campaigns under his belt.
World Match Racing Tour Results
2006-'07 7th Overall
2005-'06 17th Overall
2004-05 9th Overall
2003-04 2nd Overall
2002-03 7th Overall
2001-02 2nd Overall
2000-01 1st Overall
2000 3rd Overall
2006-07
4th Brasil Sailing Cup 07
(Crew: Charlie McKee, Marco Constant, Oskar Ljung, Magnus Augustsson)
9th Bermuda Gold Cup 07
(Crew:Marco Constant, Thierry Fouchier, Charlie McKee)
4th Latium Match cup Cup 07
(Crew: Thierry Fourche, Mattias Rahm, Daniel Bjorndahl, Anders Dahlsjo)
2nd Match Cup Sweden 07
(Crew: Anders Dahlsjφ, Daniel Bjφrndahl, Oskar Ljung, Stefan Rahm)
2nd Portugal Match Cup 06
(Crew: Anders Dahlsjς, Lars Linger, Mal Parker, Stefan Rahm)
2005-06
5th Brazil Sailing Cup 06
(Crew: Niklas Carlzon, Anders Dahlsjo, Lars Linger, Mattias Rahm)
6th Monsoon Cup 05
(Crew: Anders Dahlsjo, Martin Krite, Lars Linger, Mattias Rahm)
2004-05
2nd Swedish Match Cup 05
(Crew: Anders Dahlsjo, Lars Linger, Oskar Ljung, Mattias Rahm)
4th Toscana Elba Cup 05
(Crew: Martin Krite, Lars Linger, Oskar Ljung, Mattias Rahm)
2003-04
1st Danish Open 03
2nd Nippon Cup 03
3rd ACI HTmobile Cup 04
3rd Swedish Match Cup 04
8th Toscana Elba Cup Trofeo Locman 04
2002-03
1st Toscana Elba Cup Trofeo Locman 03
3rd ACI HTmobile Cup 03
5th Congressional Cup 03
11th Swedish Match Cup 03
2001-02
1st Danish Open 01
1st Trofeo Challenge Roberto Trombini 01
4th ACI HT Cronet Cup 02
4th King Edward VII Gold Cup 01
7th Steinlager Line 7 Cup 02
7th Swedish Match Cup 02
2000-01
1st Trofeo Challenge Roberto Trombini 00
1st Danish Open 00
3rd Swedish Match Cup 01
3rd ACI Ronhill Cup 01
4th Steinlager/Line 7 Cup 01
4th Sun Microsystems Australia Cup 01
7th Colorcraft Gold Cup 00
9th Match Race Lake Constance 01
2000
1st Trofeo Challenge Roberto Trombini 00
1st Danish Open 00
4th Swedish Match Cup 00
5th Match Race Lake Constance 00
7th Colorcraft Gold Cup 00
9th ACI Cup/Match Racing World Championship 00
9th Steinlager Line 7 Cup 00
10th Sun Microsystems Australia Cup 00
Americas Cup Affiliation
Victory Challenge 2007 Skipper
Victory Challenge 2003 Alternate helmsman, 5th place in Louis Vuitton Cup 2003
Accomplishments
Three-time Olympian on Swedens Sailing Team
Six medals from European and World championships
Additional Information
A former World No. 1-ranked match-race skipper, Swedens own Magnus Holmberg is one of the most competitive sailors in the match-racing scene. Holmberg is one of the most persistent campaigners on the match-racing scene, having been dedicated to the circuit since 1991 when he made his debut at the Bermuda Gold Cup.
Holmberg represented Sweden three times at the Olympic Games: at Los Angeles in 1984 sailing a 470 dinghy, at Barcelona in 1992 sailing a Soling and at Savannah in 1996, again sailing a Soling.
He is married with two children, and lives in Gothenburg.
|
Email this page to a friend
|
|
|
